Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Superully on September 13, 2012, 07:46:25 PM
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before i get this roadtrip going, let me take you back to the beginning of july - the day i had my horrible car accident!
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it took me quite a while to find a new arcade-suitable replacement car, but as luck would have it, a school colleague of mine just got himself a brandnew car (a mercedes) and we came to an agreement. my new "elektro vehicle" is basically the successor to the car i had before, an opel vectra station wagon with automatic gear shifting (yeah baby 8)) and enough loading space for a cab!
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with me and my new car being roadtrip-ready and the school holidays being "at death's door", i was prepared to set out for this :arrow:
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waking up to a wonderful late summer day
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no need to start too early, i have all the time in the world
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besides, i've been on much longer roadtrip already!
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this time, i need a "tiny extra" to avoid being fined
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how about a small breakfast in the morning sun?
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yummy!!!
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old castles ...
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... vs new "castles"
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only one way to go - STRAIGHT ON
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i must be getting close: swiss cheese truck on the road!
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the closer i get to the swiss border, the worse the weather gets - must be because of that stupid toll you have to pay for using their autobahns :evil:
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switzerland - here i am!!! :spaceace:
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different road signs ...
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... and different speed limits!
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the landscape is also different: mountainous ...
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... and therefore lots of tunnels
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slowly but surely, the weather clears up and after a few hours of driving i've reached my destination town: avenches ...
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... a small agricultural town beautifully nestled on a hillside
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a nice roundabout - in the background you can already see the blue and yellow warehouse where i have to go
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approaching the building from the other side
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judging from the side of that truck, i must be in the right spot!
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a quick telephone call, the seller opens the door, we take an elevator upstairs and step into his gameroom / storage
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he has an impressive collection of pinballs, video games (classic and modern) and demopods (ENVY :twisted:) - here's just a couple of photos for you guys to enjoy :arrow:
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but what i came for ... IS THIS :arrow:
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so into the elevator it goes ...
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... and out of the building it comes!
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unfortunately, the sideart is far from perfect, but fortunately reproductions are available
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first cab-fitting test for my new car - passed successfully! :)
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a shame that the backdoor is missing, but i'm hoping to get correct measures when i visit thorsten and dirk the next time ;)
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with the UDOT loaded in the back of my car, i can head home and leave switzerland "undetected" ...
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... only to be stuck for 2 1/2 hours in a german road construction traffic jam - f***
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big brother is watching you (and please don't overtake him :P)
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as the sun is setting, ...
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... some warm evening colors come out!
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the "new castle" i already photographed in the morning
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one last change of the autobahn - i'm almost home!
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new car - old statistics stuff
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one continent, two countries, 979 kilometers, exactly 12 hours on the road - this roadtrip is OFFICIALLY OVER!
but before i wave you good-bye, i have to check out the game :arrow:
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nothing beats a discs of tron in the dark - except for the environmental version!
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you have to see that special lenticular marquee in person: the way the disc moves when you move from left to right is simply amazing
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i had bought the game as fully working, but when i arrived at the seller's location, he told me that the pcb had developed an error, so we started negotiations and i was able to knock off a large portion of the original price! believe me, the price i paid eventually is too good to be true!!!
this is what i saw when i turned on the game at home :arrow:
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a close-up of the garbage on screen
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while i was taking pictures, i suddenly heard a clicking sound, the screen went dark for a few seconds only to spring back to life with the following screen :arrow:
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hehe, do we have a working UDOT here? :spaceace:
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i added some credits and pushed the start button and judging from a quick first game i played, everything worked perfectly!!!
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user superully - signing off
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simply WOW Ully!!!! :o :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
glad that the cab runs now and do you paid a good price. btw. the prices on their homepage are pricey...
is everything for sell in their warehouse?
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Finally, been looking forward to this roadtrip, and you passed my expectation flawlessly once more!!!!
Great catch Ully - Again!!!, the arcade gods are smiling at you atm!! :spaceace: :spaceace:
Also a nice "new" car you have bought!
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AWESOME CATCH!
The pics in the dark are awesome, such a cool artwork...
Oooops you did it again, man!
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I do like the Discs Of Tron machine, the game is good and the cabs look awesome in the dark :)
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Nice catch! 8)
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Nice report, Nice game !
The gamecube demopod he has is less attractive then yours with the bongo's ;)
Your old car looks really wrecked :o
Good that you survived that! cars can be replaced as you see..
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I love the arcade display btw on your "new" car ;D
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What a beauty Ully! Congrats on your latest catch :)
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Nice catch ully
And most impotant its working
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No words !!! Amazing catch Ully !!! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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You more than likely have a faulty power supply board. Check it out asap because chances are that the backup battery has failed and acid leaked all over it. I've seen it also on a friend's machine doing the same. The solder joints on the power supply suffer from poor conductivity because of the battery acid.
Matteo
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thx! so there's a battery on the power supply?
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You always have a secret roadtrip for us, thanks for the tons of pics. :D
This cab is a real beauty and seems like the power was very strong with you again, when the pcb resurrected. :spaceace:
Congrats for your new car, totally arcade lifestyle model. ;)
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thx! so there's a battery on the power supply?
No, i think Matheo means on the game board, i never saw a powersupply board with a backup battery before.
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just read that the mcr power supply board has a battery "on board" - i'll check it out this afternoon!
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Nice save Ully.
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Congratulations Ully !!!
I have seen at least 5 machines i would own in that warehouse + the full "pacman raw" SBAV !
Check you power supply man!
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just read that the mcr power supply board has a battery "on board" - i'll check it out this afternoon!
That's exactly what I'm talking about. A common problem for all games using it.
You might want to check this out too -> MCR Switching Power Supply Adapter (http://www.arcadeshop.com/mcr/mcr.htm)
Matteo
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It's really a great catch that you get now! I really love the joystick pics with the fluorescent effect on it, they are really beautiful!
And by the way, you new car is very nice too ;)
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Nice catch Ully.
I´m wondering, do you know how big your collection is at the moment, how many cabs? I mean you must be close to an European world record, if not already over it! :spaceace:
You should start reading the ads for warehouses for sale or for rent, with a little living room, like the Belgian Warehouse! :D Your gamepalace will be awesome. :D
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Congrats Ully ! :spaceace: ;)
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I´m wondering, do you know how big your collection is at the moment, how many cabs? I mean you must be close to an European world record, if not already over it! :spaceace:
You should start reading the ads for warehouses for sale or for rent, with a little living room, like the Belgian Warehouse! :D Your gamepalace will be awesome. :D
don't know exactly, erik, i've stopped counting, simply because i've SOLD quite a few cabs over the last few weeks. at the weekend, someone's coming over to get 4 games at once. i'm not selling off, but i'll have to thin down somewhat ...
regarding the european world record ;), i'm pretty sure oll has way more!
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regarding the european world record ;), i'm pretty sure oll has way more!
Nah, the Brits don't consider them being european citizens. so, they lose on this one. ;D
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hehe, I don't know how many I have either :o so can't really say.
Doesn't this museum place have 200+ cabs?
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hehe, I don't know how many I have either :o so can't really say.
Doesn't this museum place have 200+ cabs?
do you have a rough estimate, oll - and / or a list?
btw, a museum doesn't count, because they're not collecting on their own :P
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Totally old and now incorrect list (as I sold a few but bought lots more ;D) here:
http://www.arcadeoll.com/gamecollection.htm
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both your guys are insane! ;D
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Totally old and now incorrect list (as I sold a few but bought lots more ;D) here:
seeing that list (major havoc, pong, i robot, tempest, and and and) means i can definitely go home ;) well, second place ain't that bad either ... :P
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Yeah stay tuned also - roadtrip for a HUO I, Robot coming soon ;D
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Pfff, you can only play one at a time.... ;D
Nice catch Ully. I prefer DOT a lot over the original Tron game...much more challenging IMHO.
Still sad I missed the EDOT some years ago....I wonder where it is now.....